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Swedish Oak at Heißenstein

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Swedish Oak at Heißenstein

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Swedish Oak at Heißenstein

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    Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    May 17, 2025

    The freestanding pedunculate oak at Heißenstein is also called the "Swedish oak." It is the oldest and most imposing tree in the spa town. The oak, which has stood here for approximately 325 years, has a short, early-branching trunk and a very broad, spreading crown. At a height of one meter, the trunk has a circumference of 5.02 meters; just thirty centimeters higher, it already has a circumference of 5.25 meters, and the crown reaches a whopping 28 meters. On August 21, 2023, a fifty-centimeter-wide main branch broke off the oak and fell onto private property. It narrowly missed a porch swing but took down a power line. The crown was then secured and moderately shortened.

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      April 21, 2021

      The park in front of the beautiful oak turned out great.

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        May 2, 2021

        Super new park at the oak.

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          Location: Bad Elster, Vogtlandkreis, Vogtland, Saxony, Germany

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